Photo Credit: Wolfgang Dubieniec
The Wytches have released the video for their new single Unsure, taken from their latest album Our Guest Can’t Be Named.
“When I played the demo to our guitarist Mark, he started humming along with some really beautiful harmonies which made me want to work it into The Wytches world somehow,” says vocalist Kristian Bell. “In the studio, I started trying to transform ‘Unsure’ from a quiet ballad into something that sat alongside the heavy stuff on the album. I had been listening to a lot of Neil Young and loved how he can bring so much noise and distortion into these folky and sweet songs. I sat in my room with that in mind and basically tried to shred over the whole song—it sounded terrible but there were some cool moments in there. I remember reading something Bob Dylan said about a song not being worth it if it needs slaving over, but I’m not Bob Dylan so I had to power through. I just layered the whole thing up with guitars and started taking a lot of it away until there was something there that made sense.”
The video for the single was created by guitarist Mark Breed, Bell, and Ellie Dolphin. Speaking of the video, Breed adds, “Kristian and I stumbled upon the dollhouse in a dusty corner of our local antique store. Instantly, we sensed its potential for a music video. Strangely, after acquiring the house, we kept discovering dollhouse furniture in various charity shops, which gradually brought the house to life. The video narrative loosely revolves around a haunting or poltergeist within the house, as a witch torments the family that lives inside.”
Our Guest Can’t Be Named is out now via Alcopop! Records.
The Wytches will be appearing at Truck Festival in July.
